Jay Cooper is off to a great start with his Week 17 NFL Staff Selections, nailing Best Bets on both the Ravens and Chiefs on Christmas Day. Jay is now on an 18-12-2 (60%) run with his Best Bets and has a regular play in tonight's Seahawks vs. Bears game. Bobby is on a 25-10 (71%) run and has his plays locked and loaded in today's newsletter.

Bobby is now on a 4-1 (80%) run with his NBA Best Bets despite a loss on the Celtics yesterday. Jay nailed his play on the T'wolves and is now on a 10-5 (67%) run. We have our free picks in all 9 games on today's schedule, including two Best Bets.

Check out our daily YouTube videos to get Jay Cooper and Bobby Babowski's Best Bets of the day including recaps of last night's picks.

Bowl season heats up this weekend, starting with 3 games today and 5 more on Friday. Jay is 4-1-1 (80%) with his Bowl Best Bets so far and has a play in today's Pitt vs. Toledo game. You can find Jay's picks for every Bowl and Playoff game right here.
 

Remember, all of our picks are 100% FREE and available every morning on our website. Below, you will find our Best Bets for Thursday, December 26th, 2024 from our expert handicappers including some future bets at the bottom. Good luck to everyone today!
 

NFL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 25-10 (71%) Run
Chargers -4 over Patriots
Panthers +8 over Bucs
Dolphins -6.5 over Browns
Commanders -4 over Falcons
49ers +4 over Lions

NFL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 18-12-2 (60%) Run
Chiefs -2.5 over Steelers WIN
Ravens -5 over Texans WIN
Cardinals +6.5 over Rams
Cowboys +9.5 over Eagles
Commanders -4 over Falcons

NFL Best Bets - Reggie Garrett | 9-6 (60%) Run
Broncos +3.5 over Bengals
Jaguars PK over Titans
Browns +6.5 over Dolphins
Packers +1 over Vikings
Lions -4 over 49ers

UltimateCapper CONSENSUS STAFF PLAYS WEEK 17:
The following picks are 100% consensus plays from our staff. These are plays when all three of us are on the same side of a game. We are on a 33-23 (59%) run.
 

Chargers -4
Bills -9.5
Packers +1
Commanders -4

2-TEAM, 6-POINT TEASERS FOR WEEK 17:
 

Bobby Babowski
Bears +9.5/Rams -0.5
 

Jay Cooper | 7-of-10 Winning Weeks
Chiefs +3.5/Ravens +1 (W)
 

Reggie Garrett
Jaguars +6/Browns +12.5

UltimateCapper Westgate SuperContest Selections for Week 17:
 

Current Standings Thru Week 16
 

UltimateCapper.com (45-32-4): Ravens -5.5 (W) | Chargers -4.5 | Cardinals +6.5 | Commanders -4 | 49ers +4

UltimateCapper Circa Millions Selections for Week 17:
 

UltimateCapper.com (39-39-3): Ravens -5.5 (W) | Chargers -4 | Cardinals +6.5 | Commanders -4 | 49ers +4
 

Updated NFL Odds - courtesy of DonBest 

CFB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 23-11 (68%) Run

Toledo +7 over Pittsburgh (Thursday)
Texas A&M -3.5 over USC (Friday)

Jay's College Bowl Free Picks [All Games]

CFB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 19-14 (58%) Run

Vanderbilt +2.5 over Georgia Tech (Friday)
Navy +3 over Oklahoma (Friday)

NBA Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 10-5 (67%) Run
Magic -1.5 over Heat

Thursday's NBA Free Picks [All Games]

NBA Best Bets - Bobby Babowski | 4-1 (80%) Run
Pelicans +7.5 over Rockets

Updated NBA Odds - courtesy of DonBest

CBB Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 20-10 (67%) Run
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CBB Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
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NHL Best Bets - Jay Cooper | 6-3 (+$383) Run
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NHL Best Bets - Bobby Babowski
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Updated NHL Odds - courtesy of DonBest

THURSDAY'S FREE HORSE PICKS

Fair Grounds - 12:45 CT
Race 1: 5 Lynna
Race 2: 7 Sister Ella
Race 3: 3 Create Trouble
Race 4: 1 Julia's Warrior
Race 5: 2 Flying Mohawk
Race 6: 8 Tanmancan
Race 7: 11 Gray's Fable
Race 8: 2 Chases Magic
Race 9: 10 All I Want Is You
Race 10: 1 Hoosier Philly
Race 11: 8 Chapel Street

Gulfstream Park - 12:20 ET
Race 1: 7 Thankfully
Race 2: 6 Trumpetta
Race 3: 5 Banneker
Race 4: 6 Thought
Race 5: 11 Gray Lark
Race 6: 2 Power Squeeze
Race 7: 5 Full Disclosure
Race 8: 9 La Mehana
Race 9: 5 Ride On Cupid
Race 10: 4 Weekend Rags

Mahoning Valley - 12:45 ET
Race 1: 6 Something Lucky
Race 2: 7 Absolutelystunning
Race 3: 7 Bobby G
Race 4: 3 Tapsolution
Race 5: 7 Heavens Eureka
Race 6: 9 Frontliner
Race 7: 1 Prancipants
Race 8: 7 Maleah
Race 9: 7 Hidden Heart

Santa Anita Park - 11:00 PT
Race 1: 9 Count of Amazonia
Race 2: 7 San Saba
Race 3: 1 Slick
Race 4: 9 Barbera
Race 5: 5 Shocking Grey
Race 6: 4 Express Train
Race 7: 7 Mi Hermano Ramon
Race 8: 1 Bentornato
Race 9: 5 Stay Hot
Race 10: 7 One Magic Philly
Race 11: 4 Kathynmarissa

Turf Paradise - 12:40 MT
Race 1: 4 Jjj Runaway Train
Race 2: 6 Mister McLean
Race 3: 1 A Thousand Miles
Race 4: 8 Derby Boy
Race 5: 9 Howbeit
Race 6: 2 Minedandrefined
Race 7: 1 Jim Bob
Race 8: 6 Sir Otto

Turfway Park - 5:55 ET
Race 1: 7 Frances Stanley
Race 2: 10 Rock the Nile
Race 3: 1 World of Wonder
Race 4: 2 Harvard
Race 5: 11 Miss Pharoah
Race 6: 4 Moonlight Gambler
Race 7: 1 Just Ruthless
Race 8: 4 Befriended
Race 9: 11 Rye Smile

NFL Futures Jay Cooper

Lions to win Super Bowl (+1600) 5/17/2024
Jets to win AFC (+900) 5/17/2024
Jets to make Playoffs YES (-120) 5/17/2024
Jets to win AFC East (+200) 5/17/2024
Bills UNDER 10.5 wins (-140) 6/26/2024
Steelers UNDER 8.5 wins (-155) 7/7/2024
Ravens to win AFC North (+135) 7/7/2024
Commanders OVER 6.5 wins (-125) 7/23/2024
Eagles to win NFC East (-145) 7/23/2024
Texans to win AFC South (-120) 8/26/2024

NFL Futures Bobby Babowski

Jets OVER 9.5 wins (-175) 9/8/2024

NHL Futures Jay Cooper

Jets to win Western Conference (+1000) 11/6/2024
Kings to win Western Conference (+1700) 11/6/2024